INITIAL TEST PAPER

VIII

Name:

Date:

I. Complete with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets:

Last night I (go) …………. to my favourite restaurant in West Street. After I (have)
…………….. my usual dinner , I (leave) ………….. the restaurant at about 11 o’clock. It
(be) ………… a warm evening and I (decide) ………........ to walk along the beach.

II. Complete with present simple or continuous and translate the sentences:

1.Monica (to try)………………… to finish her work earlier today. She (to
go)…………………….. to the cinema tonight.

2.It (to get)………………….. colder and colder. Winter (to come).

3.The wind (blow)………………. hard outsite. It often (blow)………….. hard in autumn.

4. The play (begin)……………… now. Plays always (begin)…………… at 8.15 p.m.

5.I sometimes (forget)……………….. to take my keys when I (leave)………….. the house.

6.Victor (live)…………….. in Brasov. At present he (live)……………. in Bucharest.

7.Mr Brad (write)……………. historical novels. Now he (write)…………….. a novel about

Vlad The Impaler.

8.Every morning I (get up)…………….. early. On Sunday mornings I (sleep)…………….

late.

9. I (plan)………… to buy a bike soon.

10. Today I (not read) ………………the newspaper that I usually (read)………………….

III. Complete the sentences with a-an- Ø- the

1. ---------children like ----------camping trips
2. -----------------animals that are kept in the reserve are brought here from south Africa.
3. Don’ worry for ----------sheep, -----------shepherd is looking after them.
4. Jane is writing --------letter to her pen friend in London.
5. ---------old man is living in the house next door.
6. ------car which I’m cleaning is my husband’s.
7. This is going to be ----------last cigarette. I have decided to give up smoking.
8. Mum has prepared----------chocolate cookies for the guests.
9. Ironing---------clothes is ----------most horrible household chores.
10. Can I eat ---------ice cream after dinner?
11. --------car I’m driving is new. I bought it yesterday.
12. I saw -----big brown bear in the zoo this morning.

IV.COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE

1. Saturn is ……………. (small) than Jupiter.

2.- Today is ……………… (cold) than yesterday.
3.- Martha is …………………….. (intelligent) than Paul.
4 Alice is ………………………. (beautiful) than her cousin.
5 Swimming is …………………………. (good) than running.
6 This man sings ……………… (bad) than my father.
7 My father’s car ………………….. (expensive) than my friend’s car.
8.- August is …………………… (hot) than December.
9- Your schoolbag is ………………. (new) than mine.
10.- Bob, my cat is ……………………. (happy) than your dog.

V. Describe your best friend (10-12)!